Liverpool latest: Virgil van Dijk could intervene on transfer as Mo Salah replacement 'named'

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All the latest news and analysis from Anfield on the Liverpool Echo's dedicated LFC Facebook pageREAD MORE: Alexander Isak, Alisson and Mohamed Salah miss Liverpool training as new absence sparks fearsREAD MORE: Curtis Jones transfer plea issued as Liverpool star tipped to upstage Scott McTominayToday's developments see one player touted as the potential successor to the legendary Egyptian at Anfield, while club skipper Virgil van Dijk could be enlisted to help Liverpool secure another target.Mo Salah replacement suggestedEx-Liverpool striker Michael Owen reckons West Ham forward Jarrod Bowen, 29, could be the man to fill Salah's boots this summer. I said, if I had one player.

But, if West Ham went down, he would fit for me."I think he's absolutely brilliant. I mean, a real top finisher."I think he's a brilliant player.

I would be taking him to the World Cup, and, as I say, you know, I don't want to upset West Ham fans, but if they went down, then he would be my idea of somebody to replace Salah."Bowen arrived at West Ham in January 2020 and remains tied to the London Stadium until the summer of 2030. Former Liverpool striker John Aldridge has similarly backed Owen's assessment.Speaking to Boyle Sports, Aldridge said: "I've looked at Jarrod Bowen for some years now, and I really like the way he plays football, and what he offers West Ham.